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JANUABY 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



37 



A gotd farmer is the wisest of all men, whot 

 with the plough, writes on the land the magnificen 

 book of human happiness. (B. P. G.) 



THE BEST CROPS OF ONIONS 



can be raised In the United State* with 



"VARELA'S" 



Improved Bermuda Onion Seeds 



Limited productidh for 1909. Write soon to secure 

 some. My IMPROVED SEEDS are only obtain- 

 able thronsh seedsmen and dealers in the US. If a 

 grower cannot get it from his seedsman, write to me 

 and I will give you the names of many who can supply it. 



PEDERICO C. VARELA,(cYnS^'-Tln^^-) 



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F. J. Orooteiidorst & Sons, 



B08K00P, HOLLAND 



Offer a complete line of 



HIGH-GRADE 



NURSERY 



STOCK 



For nurserymen and florists, 

 to our 



Write for prices 



MR. F. J. OROOTENDORST, JR., 



Care Messrs. Maltus & Ware, 

 14 Stone St., NEW YORK CITY 



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Holland Bulbs 



Blaathaia St Tan Alphen, wholesale bulb 

 growers and exporters, Llsae, near Haarlem, 

 Holland. Superior quality, low prices. 



SOLK AMKBICAN AOINT, 



J. MEERKAMP VAN EMBDEN, ML Vernon, N.Y. 



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 Mention The Review when yon write. 



English Grown Seeds 



Farm, Garden and Flower R3.'!ds of best qua! 

 tty. Specialties : Oiant Fancy Pansy, saved from 

 named plants; Carrot, Onion, Brussels Sprouta. 

 Cabbage, Golden Ball Turnip. 



Price list free on application to 



THE BEDFORDSHIRE SEED CO., Ltd. 



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it, slightly more being drawn in where 

 the plants are to be set. The frames are 

 then set in place and covered with sash, 

 which in turn are further reinforced with 

 mats and wooden shutters, or hay or 

 straw with or without the shutters. A 

 space four to six feet wide is allowed 

 between the ends of each section. When 

 the soil over the manure is well warmed 

 up, the warmest portion of some favor- 

 able day is selected for planting. Great 

 care is exercised in transferring the 

 plants from the hotbeds to guard against 

 setbacks from sudden changes of tem- 

 perature or soil conditions. The coddling 

 process does not cease now. It is simply 

 spread over a greater area and the plants 

 require even closer care than before, for 

 greater attention must be paid to water- 

 ing, syringing, and ventilation, success 

 at this stage being very largely depend- 

 ent thereon. 



As the fruit attains size, it is usually 

 lifted from the soil by a shingle or flat 

 stone, to avoid loss from cracking, rot, 

 etc. Uniform shape, color, netting, and 

 ripening is secured by turning the fruit 

 every few days. When the runners fairly 



Japanese Lily Bolbs and Plants 



Qrown and Exported by 



RIHACHIRO TANOI 



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— TO THK TRADE— . 



HENRY MEHE, Qoedlinborf , fiemuny 



^^^^^^^^^^ (ESTABUSHED IN 1787) 



Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Specialties i Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrotn, Eohl-Rabl, Leeks, Lettuces. Onlona, 

 Peaa, Radishea. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Astera, Balsams, Beironias, Carnations, 

 Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Panalea, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas. 

 Scabious, Stooks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free ou application. 



HiOIBT MKITK'S TBIUBfPH OF THX GIANT PANSDEB (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $5.00 per oz.; 11.60 per H-oz.; 75c per 1-16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Gash with order. 



AU seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own crounda of 

 more tban SOOO aorea, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest 

 stocks and best quality. X also crow largely seeds on contract. 



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CONRAD APPEL, Darmstadt, Germany 



KSTABLUHXD 1789 



AGRICULTURAL and FOREST TREE SEED ESTABUSHMENTS 



SPKCXAIiTm:— Natural Grass, Clover, Agricultural and Forest Tree seed of unsurpassed 

 quality. Grass seed mixtures tor lawns, meadows and pastures. 



Many blKbest awards and diitlomas. 

 Two Grand Prises, Milan, 1906; Ck>ld Medal, Jamestown, 1907. 



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AZALEA!^ 



for fall delivery, the best 

 that are grown, also 



pil y O for spring or fall 



delivery, furnished by 



;, SomergBRi, ?o*SeTio°^.!!! 



ADDBKSS TBI AH XBIOAN BIFBISKNTATIVIS " 



AUGUST ROLKER A SONS, 81 BareUy St., or P. O. Box 768, New York 



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COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest grades of Hamburg Valley, for 

 shipment as desired. 



Fruit and Ornamental Stocks. 



French grown, best quality, carefully selected, 

 graded and packed. 



Kni^li Manattl Stocks. 



Grown especially for florists' use. 



Holland Plants. 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Boxtrees, 

 Clematis, Conifers, etc. 



LUy of the VaUey. 



Ftnest grades of Berlin and Hamburg for Im- 

 port. 



For catalogs, specialoffers, etc., please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW, 

 Importer Wboleaaler 



P. 0. BOX 1250, 26 Barday Street, NEW YORK 



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Seed 



CAULIFLOWER 

 A B B A G E 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



1 2 Stsrmgtd*, Copenhagen, Denmark. 



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No.34! 



WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL 

 CAULIFLOWER-SEED 



i» the uriint of I 

 all Snowballs, thfil 

 , most compact, the [ 

 surest header, is 

 giving the largest and snov- 

 whitest heads, and is the 

 best keeper in dry-weather. 

 Demand it through yoiir 

 seed4irm or direct from 



R. WIBOLTT, NAKSXOV. onMAiii] 



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 X.ARGK8T STOCK OF avt. 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Asaleas, Arancariaa, Sweet Baja* 

 Palma, Begonias, Gloziniaa, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOITTE, PERE 



GHENT, Belf^um. 



A HALF-INCH ADVERTISEMENT 



here will keep your name and facilities 

 before the whole trade at a cost of 

 only 35c per week on a yearly order. 



